Unix Timestamp: 958266883Sunday, May 14. 2000, 01:14:43 AM UTC+0000

Monday, May 14, 2012

Scientists at California's Stanford University invent a working bionic eye powered only by focused light. Though currently a prototype, the device could eventually restore the sight of millions of people suffering from eye diseases such as macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa. //www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18061174 (BBC)

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Ahmat Mahamat Bachir, the president of the Chadian Independent National Election Commission, announces that incumbent President of Chad Idriss Déby won the 2006 Chadian presidential election held on May 3 with 77.5% of the vote. The official turnout was 61%, though international observers estimated turnout at 4ndash10%. //english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F04B7CC9-AAD5-4CDD-B47B-CEDF04405C65.htm (Al Jazeera)

Friday, May 14, 2004

Wednesday, May 14, 2003

The bodies of 17 Hispanics, suspected Mexican illegal immigrants, were found by police in Victoria, Texas. One more person, a man, died in a hospital, raising the death total to 18. 13 of the bodies were found inside a locked truck, and four of them outside it. A man was later arrested in Houston on suspicion of being the smuggler who led the 18 persons to their deaths.

SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit: Apparently noticing the incongruity of their selling a Linux distribution while suing IBM for stealing their intellectual property and giving it to the developers of that operating system, the SCO Group (formerly Caldera International and Caldera Systems) announces they will no longer distribute Linux. According to their press release, SCO will continue to support existing SCO Linux and Caldera OpenLinux customers and hold them harmless from any SCO intellectual property issues regarding SCO Linux and Caldera OpenLinux products.

Wednesday, May 14, 1997

The Star Alliance is formed between Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines System, Thai Airways International and United Airlines.

Tuesday, May 14, 1991

Elizabeth II arrives in Washington, D.C. for a 13-day royal visit to the U.S.

Saturday, May 14, 1988

Bus collision near Carrollton, Kentucky: A drunk driver going the wrong way on Interstate 71, hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group from Radcliff, Kentucky. The resulting fire kills 27, making it tied for 1st in the U.S. for most fatalities involving 2 vehicles to the present day. Coincidentally, the other 2-vehicle accident involving a bus that also killed 27 occurred in Prestonburg, Kentucky on February 28, 1958.

Saturday, May 14, 1938

Tuesday, May 14, 1935

Northtonshire gains (over Somerset at Taunton by 48 runs) what proves to be their last victory for 99 matches, easily a record in the County Chionship. Their next Chionship win is not until "29 May 1939".

Thursday, May 14, 1914

Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation.

Wednesday, May 14, 1913

New York Governor William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100,000,000 donation from John D. Rockefeller.

Monday, May 14, 1900

The second Modern Olympic Games opens in Paris (as part of the Paris World Exhibition).

Sunday, May 14, 1747

Sunday, May 14, 1719

In Louisiana (New France), at war with Spain, Bienville, from Mobile, captures Pensacola, but Pensacola is later recaptured by the Spanish, and again re-taken by Bienville.ref name=CBLe Moyne de Bienville, Jean-Baptiste, University of Toronto, 2000, webpage://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=35608 biog-ca-Bienville.

Thursday, May 14, 1643

Louis XIV succeeds Louis XIII as King of France at age five. His rule will last until his death at age 77 in 1715, a total of 72 years, which will be the longest reign of any European monarch in recorded history.